Our hockey writers are sharing observations throughout Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Check back for daily analysis.

From Evander Kane's outdoor fun to Vincent Trocheck's family dinners, these stars proved that home celebrations hold a special place in the busiest playoff season.

Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen, left, shoots against Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, right, in the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series ...

Dallas Stars head coach Peter DeBoer, back center, looks on from the team box in the second period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche Saturday ...

With them for the championship push is captain Gabriel Landeskog, who is already contributing for the Avalanche in their first-round series against the Dallas Stars in his first NHL games since ...

The Dallas Stars head into Game 4 on Saturday with a 2-1 series lead against the Colorado Avalanche, and it’s already been a wild ride through three games. If the Stanley Cup Playoffs started in ...

In all, Landeskog has totaled 69 points (28-41—69) in 71 career playoff appearances, including eight points (3-5—8) in nine postseason games against Dallas. The Stars have a big task at hand ...

Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog took a moment — a few even — to let the reality that he scored his first NHL goal in nearly three years sink in. It was all so much to absorb — his ...

The Colorado Avalanche can end a home losing stream and tie up its series with the Dallas Stars with a win on Saturday night, April 26, at Ball Arena in Denver. Home ice has been anything but an ...

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin has had some rotten injury luck as of late, and that's putting it mildly. Seguin, 33, played just 20 games this season after undergoing hip surgery in early December.

Stars celebrate a goal by Mason Marchment during the second period in Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, April ...

The Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, April 26, for game four in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet on Saturday for the seventh ...